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Female Incontinence Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Female Incontinence Surgery is performed to reduce involuntary leakage of urine. It includes bladder suspension surgery, burch sling and vaginal sling surgeries.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
143 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
223 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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325 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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139 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
119 days
183 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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108 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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58 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
110 days
139 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David Rittenberg
Halifax
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62 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
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Angus Murray
Truro
126 days
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Anita Smith
Halifax
429 days
142 days
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
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Baharak Amir
Halifax
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161 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
90 days
204 days
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
115 days
176 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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264 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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246 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
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Bruce Palmer
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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Peter Massaro
Truro
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
116 days
167 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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561 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David Rittenberg
Halifax
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28 days
Robyn M MacQuarrie
Bridgewater
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Angus Murray
Truro
75 days
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Anita Smith
Halifax
118 days
84 days
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
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Baharak Amir
Halifax
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78 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
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Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
59 days
138 days
Donna Gilmour
Halifax
80 days
57 days
Marianne Pierce
Halifax
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124 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
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Ashley Cox
Halifax
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140 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
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Bruce Palmer
Kentville
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Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
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Hammad Asim
Sydney
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Peter Massaro
Truro
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Greg G Bailly
Halifax
80 days
114 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
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John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
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510 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 2019
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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